SSC MTS 2024-13.11.2024-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC MTS 2024-13.11.2024-1 SSC Questions

11.
The average of 7 numbers is 55. If the first 4 numbers are 48, 62, 135 and 74, then what will be the average of the remaining numbers?
A.
22
B.
31
C.
25
D.
19
ANSWER :
A. 22
12.
A retailer announces a discount of 25% for selling a mobile phone marked at ₹48,000. The cost price of the mobile phone is 45% below the marked price. He offers a further discount of 7.5% if the buyer returns his old mobile phone. What is the ratio of the profit percentages of the retailer with the return of the old mobile phone scheme to that of without the return of the old mobile phone, respectively?
A.
32:23
B.
12:11
C.
11:12
D.
23:32
ANSWER :
D. 23:32
13.
Two trains of lengths 310 m and 340 m, respectively, are 285 m apart. They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at the speeds of 151 km/h and 155 km/h, respectively. In how much time will the trains cross each other completely?
A.
13 s
B.
10 s
C.
11 s
D.
12 s
ANSWER :
C. 11 s
14.
Find the number that must be added to the terms of the ratio 11 : 29 to make it equal to 11 : 20.
A.
12
B.
10
C.
11
D.
9
ANSWER :
C. 11
15.
A right circular solid metallic cone is 7.2 cm high and radius of its base 3.5 cm. It is melted and recast into two right circular solid metallic cones equal in all respects, each with base radius 2.1 cm and height ‘h’. What is the value of ‘h’ (in cm)?
A.
14
B.
10
C.
21
D.
12
ANSWER :
B. 10
16.
A shopkeeper of a subsidised canteen mixed three varieties of rice, X, Y and Z, in the ratio of 4 : 1 : 3 to make a packet of 4 kg of rice. The cost prices per kg of X, Y and Z varieties of rice are ₹2, ₹4 and ₹6, respectively. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the packet of rice?
A.
10
B.
15
C.
30
D.
18
ANSWER :
B. 15
17.
Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
A.
390
B.
290
C.
310
D.
350
ANSWER :
D. 350
18.
The average weight of 6 children increases by 1.5 kg when a new child comes in place of one of them weighing 12 kg. The weight of the new child is:
A.
21 kg
B.
14 kg
C.
22 kg
D.
14.5 kg
ANSWER :
A. 21 kg
19.
The average height of a group of 10 students is 172 cm. Two more students of height 178 cm and 165 cm joined the group and 3 students of average height 160 cm leave the group. What is the new average height (in cm, rounded off to 1 decimal place) of the group after the changes?
A.
174.6
B.
170.5
C.
175.9
D.
169.7
ANSWER :
C. 175.9
20.
Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 4 years.
A.
640
B.
660
C.
700
D.
740
ANSWER :
C. 700